Tie plate



Aug. 1 1938. j HA, ER 2,127,403

' I TIE PLATE Filed Sept. 21, 1936 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 16,1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The invention relates to an anti-rail spreader and more especially to anadjustable tie plate for railway rails.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a plate of thischaracter, wherein the same is adapted to be superimposed upon a crosstie so that the rails of a railway track can be secured againstspreading, the plate being sectional for permitting adjustment so as tofit rails of different gages and also to take up wear.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a plate of thischaracter, wherein the rails of railway rails will be braced and suchrails will be prevented from spreading as pull thereon is avoided, theplate being susceptible of fastening to a cross tie and also allows therails to be secured to the said tie.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a plate of thischaracter, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable andeffective in operation, light in weight yet strong, durable, easy ofplacement and inexpensive to manufacture and install.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, which discloses the 30 preferred embodiment of the inventionand pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cross tie showing the tie plateconstructed in accordance with the invention placed thereon andsupporting rails 35 of a railway track.

Figure 2 is a top plan View. Figure 3 is a perspective view of one ofthe sections of the tie plate. 40 Figure 4 is a clamp for use with thetie plate. Figure 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of clamp.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in 45 the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates generally a cross tieas placed in a railway road bed and as usual is made from wood. Uponthis tie is arranged the tie plate constituting the pres- 50 entinvention and hereinafter fully described.

The tie plate comprises a pair of flat bearing sections I0 havingextended from the inner ends thereof adjustably interlocking arms orextensions ll, these being adapted to overlap each other at the centerof the tie and on confronting faces thereof are formed serrations orteeth ii for interlocking engagement with each other, one of the arms isformed with a bight or offset l3 so that the other arm can be disposedin underlying relation to the inner end portion of this arm having thebight or offset for the interlocking of the teeth l2 when the tie plateis superimposed upon the cross tie A.

Each arm is provided with a spike hole 14 for receiving a spike l5 Whilethe bearing sections Ill next to the arms II are formed with spike holesl6 for accommodating spikes 11, certain of the latter spikes beingadapted to fasten rails l8 in place upon the tie plate and superimposedupon the sections I0.

At the outer side of the rails l8 of the track are arranged clamps l9,these having holes 20 for rivets 2|, which are anchored or fastened inthe sections m of the tie plate and this clamp overhangs the base of therail l8 next thereto. Thus in this manner the rails l8 are fastened inplace on the tie plate which is also fastened in place upon the crosstie A.

In Figure 5 of the drawing there is shown a slight modification whereinthe clamp 22 has the upstanding laterally curled flange 23 incontradistinction to the angularly disposed portion 24 of the clamp 19.

The tie plate is susceptible of adjustment according to the gage of thetrack and when in working position will prevent spreading of the rails18 with respect to each other and at the same time the rails can notwork loose at the cross tie A.

Each section H] at its outer end is formed with an up-turned abutment 25for the clamp riveted to such section and such abutment effects a bracein conjunction with the clamp l9 for the rail.

What is claimed is:

In a tie plate of the kind described, a pair of plate-like members, eachhaving an outer wide end and a reduced relatively narrow inner end, oneof the inner ends being upwardly struck to have a portion thereofsuperposed to the other inner end and in overlapping relation theretowith the outer ends of said members lying in the same plane with eachother, interfitting teeth formed on the inner ends of said members atthe faces confronting each other for adjustably latching the members onewith the other, upstanding flanges bent from the outer ends at the endedges thereof, track clamps superimposed upon the outer ends of saidmembers for abutment with the said flanges and secured to said outerends for clamping traction rails at the outer sides thereof when seatedupon the outer ends of said members, and series of spikes passed throughthe said members and engaging a bed between the location of the railsand the overlapped inner ends of said members, certain of the fastenersbeing engaged with the rails at the inner sides thereof and theremaining fasteners securing the members interlocked with each other andto the bed.

HERMAN A. GROSSER.

